Rankings of Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is a member of Conservatoires UK, located in the Swiss Cottage area in the city of London. Prospective students can expect to find professional drama and music facilities, as well as faculty members with extensive experience working in their respective fields. The city of London is known for being expensive to live in, but also for the opportunities that it provides socially and academically.

Latest ranking updates for Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
  • September 2023: Publication of The Times Good University Guide by Subject (Business, Management and Marketing). Ranking position #16.
  • September 2023: The Guardian News and Media Limited announced latest results of The Guardian University League Tables by Subject (Business and Management) with Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in position 36.
  • July 2023: New edition of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama ranked #8333.
  • June 2023: Publication of CUG The Complete University Guide - Arts, Drama & Music League Table (Arts, Drama & Music). Ranking position #2.
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University rankings

    • #133 
    • #8333 
    Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
    [Published 31 July, 2023]

Student Ratings for Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Student satisfaction:
4.3 (based on 691 student ratings)
Google ratings:
4.3 (based on 691 student ratings)

“I’m studying Acting here, and I’ve found the level of tuition to be high but also demanding. What I like most is the campus culture that they’ve achieved here, which is based on mutual support between students instead of competition. The teachers are easy to speak to and they’re happy to help.”

“The costume and props department here is impressive for their creative ability, and they provide almost all the materials we need on stage every time there’s a performance. This is the place to be in London if you’re an aspiring actor.”

About Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

PROS

  • The Royal Central School of Speech is easy to navigate due to its small campus size and intuitive layout. In addition to having small group sizes, the rooms are large and well equipped for the needs of Drama students.
  • Facilities are among the best in the UK for Drama, including a 230 seat proscenium arch theatre, 9 professional standard practice rooms, as well as recording studios.
  • When actors have to find audition opportunities for themselves, it helps that this school has a strong reputation among acting agencies.

CONS

  • Extra curricular activity options are limited, which is a problem for some students who would have liked the opportunity to meet more people in this way.
  • On the question of where to live, the school doesn’t own its own student accommodation. This is another factor that impacts social opportunities for students, but on the positive side the school does offer an Accommodation Support guidance service.

Key facts

Foundation year:
1906
Telephone:
44 20 7722 8183
Address:
Eton Avenue
NW3 3HY, London
England UK
Website:
https://www.cssd.ac.uk/
Social:
  • A Day in the Life: MA Music Theatre | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

NSS Aggregate Student reviews

Below you see the results of Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK universities.

Overall student satisfaction
59 /100
333 total respondents
Chart Data
Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Student composition of Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Students by level of study Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023
undergraduates:
640
postgraduates:
390
Total:
1030
Students by subject Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023
Performing Arts:
1030
Foreign students by nationality Academic year 2020/21 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023
United States:
65
China:
40
India:
20
Australia:
15
Canada:
10
Norway:
5
Russia:
5
Switzerland:
5
South Africa:
5
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China):
5
Japan:
5
Korea (South):
5
Singapore:
5
Taiwan:
5
Israel:
5
Mexico:
5
Source: Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on January 2023

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Royal Central School of Speech and Drama ranks #124 in England UK in our meta ranking of 112 university rankings. See rankings of all 382 universities in England UK.

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama ranks #27 in London in our meta ranking. See rankings of all 90 universities in London.

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is listed in Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities See all 6 rankings of Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama achieved #8333 in Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities. This is the university’s highest ranking in the 112 rankings tracked on our website. See all rankings for Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama achieved the highest ranking for Arts Visual & Performing. It is ranked #2 in CUG The Complete University Guide - Arts, Drama & Music League Table (Arts, Drama & Music). See all subject rankings for Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

A large number of university rankings include surveys among academics on reputation. In our meta ranking of 112 university rankings Royal Central School of Speech and Drama ranks #27 among universities in London and #124 among universities in England UK. See all rankings of Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

In our meta ranking Royal Central School of Speech and Drama ranks #124 among all universities in England UK and University of Oxford ranks #1. See all rankings of universities in London. Apart from rankings you may also want to see the ratings from students who attended the universities.
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